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blank verse
refers to poetry written in unrhymed but metered lines, almost always iambic pentameter.
closed form
in this poetry the poet follows a set pattern
connotation
the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase
couplet
type of poem or part of a poem that uses two lines to express an idea
denotation
the literal meaning of a word
free verse
a form of poetry that does not utilize regular patterns of rhyme, rhythm, or meter
heroic couplet
a set of two lines that rhyme and that is written in iambic pentameter. This means that the lines contain ten syllables each.
irony
a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality.
meter
the systematic arrangement of language in a series of rhythmic movements involving stressed and unstressed syllables
mood
the overall emotion and atmosphere the author intends the reader to feel while reading the book
motif
a recurring story element with symbolic significance
open form
the poet did not use a rhyme scheme or metrical pattern
pastoral
a work of literature that focuses on the relationship between humanity and nature in a rural environment
rhyme scheme
a poet's deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza
rhythm
the recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in the flow of language in a literary work, particularly verse.
scan
a way of listening extremely closely to a poem's rhythm and marking what we hear.
speaker
the voice of the poem, similar to a narrator in fiction
stanza
a division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit.
syntax
refers to the set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence.
tone
a literary device that conveys the author's attitude toward the subject, speaker, or audience of a poem
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